About ErgoSonic's® Founder and President

“Today’s snare and tenor drums are extremely advanced—they’re like rocket ships compared to the drums of 30 years ago—but we’re still playing John Philip Sousa’s bass drum. The ErgoSonic Adjustable Angled Shell Marching Bass Drum helps to close this gap, bringing the technology up-to-date and providing superior playing and marching benefits. And perhaps most importantly, ErgoSonic makes the bass drum a more rewarding and meaningful musical experience.”
— Ken Turner

Awards & Achievements

Congratulations Ken Turner ErgoSonic Percussion CEO Drum Corps International Hall of Fame Class of 2018

  • 6 time GRAMMY Signature School award Presented by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences to Johnson City Central School district

  • 5 time “100 Best Communities in America for Music Education” award presented by Music for All, the Music Educators National Conference (MENC) and the National School Boards Association (NSBA) to Johnson City Central School district

  • Drum Corps International Hall of Fame Member, Class of 2018

Background

  • Director of Music and Fine Arts, Johnson City Central Schools, Johnson City, NY—27 Years

  • Member of the National Advisory Board for the Partners in Education Program at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, DC—4 years

  • Adjudicator for BOA/Music for All Grand National Championships

  • Member of DCI Rules Committee

  • Drum Corp International (DCI) Chief Judge and Judge Administrator—4 years

  • Drum Corp International (DCI) Brass Caption Chairman—4 years

  • Member of DCI Task Force

  • Member of Drum Corps 2000 Strategic Planning Committee

  • Clinician and adjudicator for Marching in Okayama Festival and the Drum Corps Japan Championships

  • Music and Brass Caption Chairman for the New York Federation of Contest Judges (NYFCJ), Drum Corps East (DCE) and Drum Corps Associates (DCA)

  • Board member for the BC Pops Orchestra in Binghamton, NY

  • Charter member of the Apalachin Grenadiers Junior Drum and Bugle Corps

  • Marching member of the Grenadiers —10 years

  • Brass section arranger/instructor for the Grenadiers —9 years

  • Band Director grades 4-12 in the Tioga Central School District in Tioga Center, New York —10 years

  • Arranger, instructor, program coordinator and consultant for:

    • Apalachin/Southern Tier Grenadiers Drum and Bugle Corps

    • Empire State Express Drum and Bugle Corps

    • Etobicoke-Oakland Crusaders Drum and Bugle Corps

    • Bayonne Bridgemen Drum and Bugle Corps

    • Empire Statesmen Drum and Bugle Corps

    • Syracuse Brigadiers Drum and Bugle Corps

    • Phantom Regiment Drum and Bugle Corps

    • Johnson City, NY, High School Band

    • Hackettstown, NJ, High School Band

    • East Syracuse Minoa, NY, High School Band

    • Montrose, PA, High School Band

    • New Hartford, NY, High School Band

    • Green Valley, NV, High School Band

    • Jamestown, NY, High School Band

    • Penn-Trafford, PA, High School Band

    • West Milford, NJ, High School Band

    • Woodland Park, CO High School Band

    • Schenectady, NY High School Band